Nichole Lawhon The heat of summer is over, and we are heading into fall. Are any of you thinking of starting a new hobby? It might be a great time to join the SaddleBrooke Ranch PaperCrafters. September will be a great time to visit the club and see what paper crafting all is about. Each…
Sue Fetters Exciting news from the Pottery Studio! We are now offering our members a variety of teaching demonstrations. All sorts of pottery techniques are offered and taught by our senior members. Any member can attend these demonstrations at no charge and can learn new and different methods of pottery crafting. In July, Diane Bouchard…
Sue Fetters Larry Martin, one of our most talented artists, offered a class in Coil Building in July. Toni Selk, the club president, assisted Larry. In this class the students learned the hand building method of creating pottery pieces using cylindrical coils. Building with coils is a pottery technique where a pot is constructed by…
Donna Boring Our first fall Wednesday Adult Christian Education Class begins Sept. 10 and will include six sessions. We meet on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the Elizabeth Room in the Education/Administration Building at Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church in Catalina. We will be discussing the book “Wrestling with Doubt Finding Faith,” by…
Art Club Class Registration You must be a member of the SBR Art Club and have an Art Club account on Club Express. Not a member yet? Hey, you’re missing all the fun! Sign up at sbrartclub.clubexpress.com. Membership for the remainder of 2025 is only $15! All members register on Club Express by looking up…
Sue Fetters Wheel throwing is a process of forming clay into shapes on a potter’s wheel. It is a common technique for making mugs, bowls, and plates. Learning how to wheel throw can be challenging. Diane Bouchard, one of our most talented potters, volunteered to teach a throwing class at the studio. During the three–day…
Sue Fetters It was a busy day at the pottery studio for our intro class students. With Bonnie Roach’s expert guidance, they learned how to properly glaze the pottery pieces they made in the intro class two weeks ago. Glaze is the liquid that comes in nearly every color and is used to waterproof, decorate,…
Sue Fetters We are so lucky at the Pottery Studio to have many talented and skillful members who share their expertise with others still learning the craft. Diane Bouchard is one of those talented potters, and she taught a very informative class on wedging clay. Wedging clay is a process to make sure the clay…
Karla Trippe Vendors are already signing up for SaddleBrooke’s first Mini Metaphysical Fair, which is an exciting new event welcoming vendors from SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, and Catalina. It will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4. Event chair Karla Trippe—also known as the Spirit of Saguaro—is looking for passionate vendors ready to share their gifts. Booths…
Nichole Lawhon Summer is in full swing, but the SaddleBrooke Ranch Paper Crafters are not slowing down in this Arizona heat! We came together for one common goal and crafted over 200 bookmarks to be used in a service to honor one of our dear members. Many of these bookmarks were crafted at home but…